TY  - JOUR
T1  - Nutrient Content and <I>in vitro </I>Dry Matter Digestibility of <I>Gliricidia sepium</I> (Jacq.) Walp. and <I>Leucaena leucocephala</I> (Lam. De Wit.)
AU - Foroughbakhch, P. Rahim AU - Parra, Artemio Carrillo AU - Estrada, Alejandra Rocha AU - Vazquez, Marco Antonio Alvarado AU - Avila, Maria Luisa Cardenas 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 11
IS  - 10
SP  - 1708
EP  - 1712
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2012.1708.1712
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2012.1708.1712
KW  - Gliricidia
KW  -feed supplementation
KW  -cattle
KW  -forage
KW  -Leucaena
KW  -Mexico
AB  - The quality of cattle feed supplements may be enhanced by the addition of certain vegetable components which improve its nutritional value. However, these structural components may vary according to the climate conditions prevalent during the seasonal changes in temperate or subtropical areas. Leaves and pods of <I>Gliricidia sepium</I> and <I>Leucaenas leucocephala</I> are integrated with food and pasture crops and considered important forage complements into ruminant feeding. In order to determine the effectiveness of the use of <I>G. sepium </I>and <I>L. Leucocephala </I>as fodder, samples of leaves were collected for estimation of some of their chemical characteristics, cell wall components and mineral composition. The highest value of crude protein (24.6%) and lowest gross energy (4.095 Mcal kg<SUP>-1</SUP>) were exhibited by <I>L. leucocephala</I> while the highest NDF (45.8%), ADF (24.5%), cellulose (14.6%) and cellular content were observed in <I>G. sepium</I>. Results from the proximate analysis revealed significant (p&lt;0.05) differences in Crude Protein (CP), P, Mg, Fe, Na, Gross Energy (GE), ash, Neutral Detergent Fiber (NDF), Acid-Detergent Lignin (ADL), cellulose, hemicellulose contents and IVDMD among the species.
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